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Golden-winged Warbler — Part 1
Adult male--Head: Crown bright yellow; a white line over the eye, then comes a broad black line, level with and below the eye, then a wide white line on either side of the throat, which is black; upper parts grayish; wings bluish gray, with yellow patch; breast and belly white, shading into gray at the sides.
Adult female--Duller in colour, dark gray taking the place of the black. Length--5.10.
Breeding Range--"Georgia, North and South Carolina" in the more elevated parts, northward to the more southern parts of New England, also in "Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan, and is a rather common summer resident of Ohio."
The nest may be found either on the ground or in low bushes, usually the former; it is built of grass, strips of bark, fine roots, and leaves--the leaves being generally outside and underneath; lining of fine grass. The eggs, 4 to 6 in number, are white with brownish and lilac spots, mostly at the larger end, where they form an irregular wreath. Size--.62 x .48.
Golden-winged Warblers generally choose rather damp places for their nests, something after the manner of the Maryland yellow-throats or blue-winged warblers; second-growth clearings and such like scrubby places suit their fancy.
Intergradations between the golden-winged warbler and blue-winged warbler are considered hybrids, and are known as Brewster's warbler (Helminthophila leucobronchialis [Brewst.]) and Lawrence's warbler (Helminthophila lawrencei [Herrick]).